Day: July 15, 2019

Case against Telugu ‘Bigg Boss 3’ organisers

6:15 pm July 15, 2019

Hyderabad: Ahead of the launch of third season of reality show Bigg Boss Telugu, a case has been registered against its organisers on charges of outraging the modesty of a film actress by asking “uncomfortable” questions during an interview, police said Monday. The 31-year-old Telugu actress lodged a complaint with police here alleging the organisers […]

Govt introduces bill to ban commercial surrogacy

6:11 pm July 15, 2019

New Delhi: Commercial surrogacy will soon be banned and only close relatives will be permitted to act as surrogates to infertile couples for “ethical altruistic” reasons. On Monday, the government introduced the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha that also provides for constitution of surrogacy boards at national and state levels, as well […]

Uttarakhand govt approves new water policy

Traders protest closure of Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh

4:24 pm July 15, 2019

Rishikesh: The market in Lakshman Jhula area here remained closed on Monday in protest against the shutting down of the iconic suspension bridge. Traders in the area also staged a dharna near Shivmurti, saying closure of the bridge has hit their businesses. The bridge across the Ganga river is a significant landmark of the town. […]

I hung up my guns: Robert Downey Jr on Iron Man

I am not my work: Robert Downey Jr on Iron-Man

4:22 pm July 15, 2019

Los Angeles: For over a decade, Robert Downey Jr has been Tony Stark aka Iron-Man for Marvel fanatics around the world but the actor is clear, in real life, he is not the beloved superhero. The actor, whose career stemmed from theatre, said his off-Broadway training taught him to maintain “aesthetic distance” from the characters […]

Scarlett Johansson stands by Woody Allen: ‘I believe him’

Casting remarks were ‘widely taken out of context’: Scarlett Johansson

4:19 pm July 15, 2019

Los Angeles: Scarlett Johansson has clarified her recent comments about politically correctness and casting in Hollywood as controversy threatened to brew, claiming her remarks were “edited for click bait” and “widely taken out of context”. “An interview that was recently published has been edited for click bait and is widely taken out of context,” the […]